Comments on: “Shutter Island” Review: It Was a Dahk and Wicked Stormy Night… http://buquad.com/2010/02/23/shutter-island-review/ BU's independent online magazine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Millie http://buquad.com/2010/02/23/shutter-island-review/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Millie Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:51:56 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=5739#comment-858 Nothing to think about? Am I the only one who thought the film was supposed to be ambiguous? I came out thinking that you were supposed to be unsure of whether Teddy really is insane, i.e. 'Andrew Laeddis' or whether he has just succumbed to the deception and manipulation Rachel told him about. The first scenario is thrilling - the idea that the 'bad guys' are good and that everything, from his gun to his illustrious career are fabricated - whilst the second is deeply poignant. I know everything points to Teddy being Laeddis; the only reason I think otherwise is because the scene where he has states that he is Andrew and that Teddy never existed seems to suggest that he has been indoctrinated against his will. That made the final comment doubly meaningful to me - either way he loses. As Teddy he is stuck on the island until he regains sanity, as Andrew he has to live knowing that he is a monster. I haven't read the book though, so I don't know whether it's definite that he is Laeddis. Nothing to think about? Am I the only one who thought the film was supposed to be ambiguous? I came out thinking that you were supposed to be unsure of whether Teddy really is insane, i.e. ‘Andrew Laeddis’ or whether he has just succumbed to the deception and manipulation Rachel told him about. The first scenario is thrilling – the idea that the ‘bad guys’ are good and that everything, from his gun to his illustrious career are fabricated – whilst the second is deeply poignant. I know everything points to Teddy being Laeddis; the only reason I think otherwise is because the scene where he has states that he is Andrew and that Teddy never existed seems to suggest that he has been indoctrinated against his will. That made the final comment doubly meaningful to me – either way he loses. As Teddy he is stuck on the island until he regains sanity, as Andrew he has to live knowing that he is a monster. I haven’t read the book though, so I don’t know whether it’s definite that he is Laeddis.

]]> By: The Quad’s 2010 Oscar Picks http://buquad.com/2010/02/23/shutter-island-review/comment-page-1/#comment-791 The Quad’s 2010 Oscar Picks Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:33:42 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=5739#comment-791 [...] Robert Richardson gave the film a nicely earthy look, something he accomplished for the more recent “Shutter Island” as [...] [...] Robert Richardson gave the film a nicely earthy look, something he accomplished for the more recent “Shutter Island” as [...]

]]> By: fred thompson http://buquad.com/2010/02/23/shutter-island-review/comment-page-1/#comment-777 fred thompson Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:29:31 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=5739#comment-777 Yeah it doesn't give the audience anything to think about. Other than the amazing last line that details how [SPOILERS REMOVED]. But yeah, nothing to think about at all. Yeah it doesn’t give the audience anything to think about. Other than the amazing last line that details how [SPOILERS REMOVED].
But yeah, nothing to think about at all.

]]> By: r_sam http://buquad.com/2010/02/23/shutter-island-review/comment-page-1/#comment-737 r_sam Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:45:19 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=5739#comment-737 "The problem with “Shutter Island” is that it doesn’t seem to recognize how ludicrous its own story is." I'd add that is not only a ludicrous story, but one that fails to give the audience anything to think about after its over. When its done its done. “The problem with “Shutter Island” is that it doesn’t seem to recognize how ludicrous its own story is.”

I’d add that is not only a ludicrous story, but one that fails to give the audience anything to think about after its over. When its done its done.

]]> By: Something That Bugged Me About “Shutter Island” (BIG-ASS SPOILERS After the Jump) « Pegleg Spinners http://buquad.com/2010/02/23/shutter-island-review/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Something That Bugged Me About “Shutter Island” (BIG-ASS SPOILERS After the Jump) « Pegleg Spinners Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:57:04 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=5739#comment-735 [...] I’m sure all my loyal readers already know, I just published a review of Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island on the independent Boston University e-zine The Quad. (First I wrote for Pegleg Spinners, now I [...] [...] I’m sure all my loyal readers already know, I just published a review of Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island on the independent Boston University e-zine The Quad. (First I wrote for Pegleg Spinners, now I [...]

]]> By: Nick http://buquad.com/2010/02/23/shutter-island-review/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Nick Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:10:17 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=5739#comment-719 Dislike Dislike

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